repost with attachment. > Hi Baudouin, > At long last, I am so pleased to share with you a French translation > of the Joint Statement on the IRT Report by ALAC and the NCUC -- > translated by Patrick Vende Walle of ALAC, one of the statement's > co-writers along with me. Thank you for sharing it with different > platforms and networks in the DR Congo and Central Africa. > > Please consider submitting comments in French to the IRT written > comment email address -- [log in to unmask] > The deadline is this Monday, and even short comments in support of the > NCUC/ALAC Joint Statement and its principles will make a difference! > > All, this is a side-by-side English/French translation in case you > would like to see the Joint Statement again. Robin and Cheryl had the > entire room's full attention when they presented it! > Best, > Kathy >> Kathy, >> >> thanks to share this draft. It's very important and I wish if >> possible to have a french version allowing me to share it among >> different plat form and network in DR Congo and Central Africa by >> national and sub regional mailing list. >> I tried to do a substantial translation but I have fear to go >> out understanding content. >> congratulations for this work. >> >> Baudouin >> >> 2009/6/23 Kathy Kleiman <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >> >> Hi All, >> For discussion purposes a little later in our meeting today, here >> is a DRAFT Joint Statement on the IRT Report between NCUC and ALAC. >> It would be very nice if, at the Board Public Forum on Thursday, >> we could go up together with ALAC to make a strong joint statement. >> That would make the Board wake up! :-) >> >> Best, >> Kathy >> (below in text and attached in Word) >> >> DRAFT >> >> Joint Statement on the DIRT Report >> >> From ALAC and NCUC >> >> >> >> >> >> The At-Large Community, ALAC and the Non-Commercial Users >> Constituency of ICANN strongly support the creation of new gTLDs. >> Having said that, the process to move forward with changes to the >> DAG Guidebook requires the legitimacy of full community >> participation and full transparency. >> >> In the case of the IRT Report, we had neither transparency nor >> openness. The IRT Report and its recommendations harm the >> interests of domain name Registrants and Internet end users, and >> consequently we must object to the vast bulk of its recommendations. >> >> >> To be more specific: >> >> 1. The Globally Protected Marks List – the GPML database- is a >> matter well beyond ICANN's scope and its core competence. It >> presumes to be able to resolve an issue that even WIPO wrestles >> with. Clearly the creation of the GPML, if even possible, would >> cause enormous complexity. Instead of speeding up the process of >> creating new gTLDs, it would introduce delays that would last for >> years. But the creation of this list must take place outside of >> ICANN. >> >> 2. The GPML takes no consideration of the actual limits of rights >> and protections allowed to trademarks. In the real world, >> trademark owners apply for a trademark in a specific class of >> goods and services, and their use is bound to that class or >> classes. By protecting a string of letters in all new gTLDs, the >> GPML would extend trademarks into new gTLDs far beyond the bounds >> of their class of goods and services, far beyond existing >> national laws and internationatreaties. >> >> >> 3. We have enormous problems with the Uniform Suspension Service >> (URS). The URS mechanism subverts conventional UDRP practice as >> it gives entirely insufficient time for notice to the registrant >> of the pending dispute. Thus, the registrant is unfairly limited >> in his/her right of response and the process is missing the >> fundamental principle of due process. >> >> >> [ Kathy Note: This paragraph below seems to be somewhat >> controversial within ALAC. I think we will be dropping it. Don't >> worry, we'll include the statement in our comments -- if you all >> agree] >> 4. ALAC and NCUC strongly object to the Thick Whois Registry. In >> mandating such, the IRT Committee did not address any of the >> privacy issues that arise from moving personal data from many >> countries with data protection laws, perhaps, to a single country >> without data protection. Does ICANN really want to be in a >> position in which it may be violating national laws? >> >> >> Overall, we wish the result were different. We wish the IRT had >> delivered a reasonable proposal for the protection of trademarks. >> But the product delivered is far outside the scope and core >> competence of ICANN, and outside the bounds of trademark law. >> >> We can do better; we must do better before we move forward. >> >> Consequently, NCUC and ALAC stand before this forum together in >> fundamental opposition to many of the IRT Results. >> >> >> >> >> >> Signed [for sharing a written cop y of a floor statement with the >> Board] >> >> >> >> ALAC >> NCUC >> >> >> >> __________________ >> __________________ >> >> __________________ >> __________________ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> SCHOMBE BAUDOUIN >> COORDONNATEUR NATIONAL REPRONTIC >> COORDONNATEUR SOUS REGIONAL ACSIS/AFRIQUE CENTRALE >> MEMBRE FACILITATEUR GAID AFRIQUE >> téléphone fixe: +243 1510 34 91 >> Téléphone mobile:+243998983491/+243999334571 >> email:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> http://akimambo.unblog.fr >> http://educticafrique.ning.com/ >